Umar Abdullah Zaid

Umar Abdullah Zaid (14 October 1982-3 January 2015), born Adewale Ayokuje Odobewale, was a member of Boko Haram.

Biography
Umar Abdullah Zaid was born as Adewale Ayokuje Odobewale in the town of Bali in Nigeria's southeastern Taraba State to a Sunni Muslim family. Zaid grew a hatred of the west through the teachings of Imam Baraka Abwele, who was a xenophobic preacher. Umar joined Boko Haram in 2008 and took part in the fighting with the Nigerian Army in the Niger Delta, where he was shown in a video shooting down a Nigerian Mi-24 Hind gunship using an RPG. Zaid became a recruiter for the group, and he inspired some boys from 10 to 15 in his village to join Boko Haram. Zaid was killed when a sticky bomb went off in his hands during a firefight with Nigerian Army troops in Borno State.